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It wasn’t Kevin Gastelum’s choice to fight at middleweight – he was forced into the division. Now, the former welterweight fighter is trying to make the best of things. But you won’t hear him making any grand proclamations about his prospects at 185 pounds.

Two months after questions were raised about drug testing in connection with Bellator 138, Kimbo Slice said he was visited multiple times by the event’s overseeing athletic commission in the buildup to his fight with Ken Shamrock.

Bobby Lashley and James Thompson are apparently just not meant to rematch. An injury has forced Thompson out of next week’s Bellator 138 bout with Lashley and Dan Charles has stepped up as a replacement.

Yet again, Anderson Silva has left people scratching their heads. In this case, it’s the head of the Brazilian takekwondo federation, who’s none too pleased with the ex-champ’s decision not to try out for the 2016 Olympics.

Strong words from Cain's coach.
Cain Velasquez will return to action after 20 months off to face Fabricio Werdum at UFC 188 on Saturday, at an altitude of over 7,000 feet. Is that enough to worry his coach Javier Mendez?
Not really. Cage rust doesn’t apply to a cardio-bull like Velasquez.

"The UFC is a private company. It's like my gym, it's mine and no one should say anything about it," said Pederneiras as translated by Lucas Rezende for BE. "If I come up with a rule that must be followed by everybody, whoever is unhappy should say ‘I don't like to work under those conditions and I'm leaving'. Cool, that's their right. But if they want to work for me, they need to accept the rule.